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A bronze statue of Taro Misaki, character in the popular comic Captain Tsubasa (Flash Kicker). He and Tsubasa Ozora are the team's dynamic duo.

Famous for its national treasure, a statue of Miroku Bosatsu

This is a statue of a genius striker, Kojiro Hyuga, who is a rival of Tsubasa Ozora, the main character of ”Captain Tsubasa” or ”Flash Kicker.”

See the brave figures of twelve protective deities

See “Thunder of the Dragon” during special viewings

Nitta Jinja, or the Nitta Shrine, represents a god who is believed to keep people's good fortune and guide them to happiness and is known as a shrine where hamaya (a ceremonial arrow used to drive off evils) originated.

A shrine to the beautiful Mount Miwa, worshiped since ancient times

With ancient living and meditation quarters

This is a bronze statue of Tsubasa Ozora doing a heel flick up, a skillful maneuver for a soccer player still in elementary school.

Kishimojin-do enshrines Kishimojin , a goddess of healthy childbirth and child rearing , who has long been worshiped.

This is a bronze statue of Tsubasa Ozora, the main character of ”Captain Tsubasa,” which is placed in the hometown of Yoichi Takahashi, the author of the manga series, also known as ”Flash Kicker.”

Lovely views within the grounds, and a shrine built in the mid-19th century

This shrine has a long history, going back to the time when Yugawara was developed by Shigeyuki Kaganosuke Futami and others. It is said that when Yoritomo Minamoto raised an army in Izu, Sanehira Jiro Doi, the head of the powerful local clan, prayed for his master Yoritomo's victory and offered the sword he carried at his waist to the shrine. The Myojin-no-kusunoki camphor tree spreads its branches by the side of the prefectural road. This tree is estimated to be over 800 years old and has a root circumference of 15.6 meters. An inner section of the trunk has decayed and been reinforced with concrete, which has been used to house a guardian deity. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Okuyugawara or Fudo-Taki for about 5 minutes The shrine is next to the Gosho Jinja bus stop

A bronze statue of Genzo Wakabayashi, the legendary goalkeeper in the hit soccer manga ”Captain Tsubasa.”

The Western Paradise of the Buddha Amida’s dazzling dream, a gold space that reflects upon a pond

A magnificent shrine dedicated to Emperor Jinmu and his Empress

This is a bronze statue of a character from a popular comic series, ”Captain Tsubasa (Flash Kicker).” Ryo Ishizaki has guts and is a teammate of the leading character, Tsubasa.

The orderly lineup of 1001 thousand-armed Kannon is superb

The only existing merchant house in Kobe Former Foreign Settlement

An inn within the temple complex